From the English show punch and judy,punch being the proud puppet.
The phrase "as proud as punch" means feeling extremely pleased or satisfied with oneself or an accomplishment. It originates from the character Punch from the puppet show "Punch and Judy," who was always portrayed as proud and boastful.
The phrase "proud as punch" means feeling extremely pleased or proud of oneself or something, usually in a boastful manner. It likely originated from the puppet character Mr. Punch in the traditional Punch and Judy puppet show, who was known for his exaggerated sense of self-importance.
The Malayalam word for proud is "അഹങ്കാരം" (ahankaram).
whakahīhī is a Maori word with many meanings. As a verb it means to sneer, speak contemptuously, deride, mock, ridicule. It second meaning is also a verb meaning to be vain, conceited, proud, arrogant, smug. And its third meaning is a noun meaning pride, vanity, conceit.
The homophone of "punch" is "paunch," which refers to a protruding belly or stomach.
In French, you can say "coup de poing" to mean punch.
Yes, 'Proud as Punch' was originally a derogatory term but is changing slowly to mean excessively and unecessarily proud.
The phrase "proud as punch" means feeling extremely pleased or proud of oneself or something, usually in a boastful manner. It likely originated from the puppet character Mr. Punch in the traditional Punch and Judy puppet show, who was known for his exaggerated sense of self-importance.
Proud, or pleased as Punch means very satisfied with oneself. Punch, from the puppet show Punch and Judy ("Pontius and Judas"), is a strutting, quarrelsome, hook-nosed comic character. Although associated with Pontius (Pilate), the name is from Punchinello, which probably derives from the Neapolitan Italian dialect polecenella meaning a young turkey cock.
"we make the thing that make India proud"
of Punch
Proud
the meaning of haughtily is proud. :)
not proud
Adj. Proud to be who you are and will always be that way
The Malayalam word for proud is "അഹങ്കാരം" (ahankaram).
The meaning of to be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance is very clear and direct. This means that one who is proud about learning will actually miss the whole point of learning and thus suffer ignorance.
unjustified pride! Being proud of something one has no right or cause to be proud of!